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An Example of the Hammer Rite Ritual
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as adapted by Grendel and unknown others
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Original bare bones by Edred Thorsson
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Terms Used
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VE: Ritual workspace or area. This can be a permanent room or a tempory
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space.
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GALDER: A magical invocation or mantra.
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STADHA: Bodily postures which imitate the shapes of runestaves used in
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GALDER.
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VITKI: A runic magician
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In important ritual work the vitki may wish to recite an invocatory
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GALDER into which the hammer rite may be incorporated. Such a GALDER
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would serve to invoke divine forces or simply act as a general
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invocation to the runic powers, or both. The knowledgeable vitki will
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compose his or her own rite and GALDER, for this would be a great deed
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of runecraft! Note how the hammer rite is interwoven into this example:
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1. Standing in the middle of the VE, face north, in the STADHA and
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intone:
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Fare now forth
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mighty Fimbultyr "The Awesome God"
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from heavenly homes all eight
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Sleipnir be saddled,
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hither swiftly to ride:
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Galdrsfadhir, "The Father of Incantation" might to give and gain.
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Holy rune-might flow
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from the hoves of Hangatyr's, "The God of the Hanged", steed;
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in streams of steadfast strength -
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through staves of stalwart standing!
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2. Go to the northern rim of the VE and with the wand trace the circle
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in the direction of the sun, from left to right.
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During this process sing:
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The rune-might is drawn
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'round the holy-stead,
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unwanted wights wend away!
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3. When the circle is complete return to the center and facing the
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original direction, perform the rune-ring portion of the hammer rite.
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THE HAMMER RITE
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This example is written in a northward orientation, and appropriate
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changes of course should be made in the order of GALDER in rites of an
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eastward orientation.
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a) With the rune wand in the right hand, face the North.
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b) Beginning with FEHU in the north, trace and send the runes of the
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futhark in a ring around you at the level of the solar plexus as far out
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as the circle on the ground or floor, always "with the sun" in a
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clockwise direction. The ring of runes should form a complete band
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ending with OTHALA next to FEHU in the north after the circle has been
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gone completely around. The runes should be visualized as glowing, red
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characters floating about three or four feet in the air.
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c) Stand in the cross STADHA (arms straight out from the body) and
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visualize an equilateral cross lying horizontally in the plane of the
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rune ring and your solar plexus, with that point as the center of the
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cross. The arms of this cross should end at the points where they
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intersect the rune band at each of the cardinal points. Imagine a
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surrounding sphere of shimmering blue light with the red rune band as
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its equator. Then visualize a vertical axis coming down through your
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head into your body from the infinite space above and up from the
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infinite space below through your feet.
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d) Feel and see the force flowing into your centre from all six
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directions (north, east, south, west, up, and down) as it builds a
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sphere of glowing red might. The colour may be altered depending on the
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ritual intention.
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When this is complete say:
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The worrisome wights
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now wend their way
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eastward toward etin-home;
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hallowed be the hall of Hroptatyr, "The God of Hidden Things"
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with the help of Hrungnir's slayer! "Thorr"
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4. Now perform the rest of the hammer rite.
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e) Facing north, the vitki should touch the lower part of the wand to
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the breast at the solar plexus, the center of power, and thrust it
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forward, projecting the force from that center to a point on the inside
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face of the outer sphere. Trace the Hammer of Thor with your dominant
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hand using the wand and draw from the might that has been accumulated in
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the sphere around you as follows (starting with the w and following the
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letters in normal order):
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w
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y _______I________ z
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During this process intone:
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Hammer in the North hallow and hold this holy-stead!
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Then, turning 90 degrees to the right, send and sign another hammer
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sign in the same manner vibrating:
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Hammer in the East hallow and hold this holy-stead!
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In the South:
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Hammer in the South hallow and hold this holy-stead!
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And in the West:
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Hammer in the West hallow and hold this holy-stead!
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Returning to the north, direct your attention overhead, there send and
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sign the hammer on the "ceiling" of the sphere directly above you,
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saying:
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Hammer over me hallow and hold this holy-stead!
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And then project the hammer sign below the "floor" of the sphere (not
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the ground or room floor) directly beneat you and intone:
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Hammer under me hallow and hold this holy-stead!
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f) Now, strike the cross STADHA again and vibrate:
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Hammer hallow and hold this holy-stead!
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Turning in the center of the VE, repeat this once for each of the other
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four directions and once for the vertical axis. The visual effect
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should be one of axes connecting all six shinning red hammers to your
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personal center, all engulfed by a field of sparkling deep blue light
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and surrounded by a band of bright red runes.
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g) Finnally, center all the forces of the VE by folding your arms from
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the cross STADHA in toward your center, with your fingertips touching at
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the solar plexus, and saying:
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Around me and in me Asgardhr and Midhgardhr!
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5. If the energy built up by the entire operation is to be
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internalized, then draw the collected energies into your personal center
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by standing in the cross position, and while deeply inhaling, draw your
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arms in so that your fingertips touch your solar plexus. Turn in all
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four directions and repeat this action, each time visualizing the sphere
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being drawn into your center. If the energy of the rite has been sent
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abroad, then you may simply split the sphere with your hand or knife and
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step out of the circle. More complex rituals can be worked into this more
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simple pattern. This is mainly a ritual for centering and banishing.
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